Genetic algorithm model development for prediction of main products in thermal cracking of naphtha: Comparison with kinetic modeling

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 209, Issue , 2012, Pages 255-262

  Keyvanloo, Kamyar ^a   Sedighi, Mehdi ^b   Towfighi, Jafar ^b  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Kinetic modeling; Thermal cracking

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ESTIMATION; ALGORITHM MODEL; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; EMPIRICAL MODEL; FREE RADICAL CHAIN REACTION; GENETIC ALGORITHM (GAS); GENETIC-ALGORITHM OPTIMIZATIONS; KINETIC MODELING; KINETIC MODELS; KINETIC STUDY; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; MODEL PARAMETERS; NEW APPLICATIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; POLYNOMIAL MODELS; PRODUCT YIELDS; STATISTICAL APPROACH; THERMAL CRACKER; THERMAL CRACKING;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; FREE RADICALS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; NAPHTHAS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84865539632     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.07.130     Document Type: Article

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